bittern: [14] The Latin word for ‘bittern’ (a marsh bird) was būtiō, but by the time it reached Old French it had become butor. The discrepancy has been accounted for by proposing a Vulgar Latin intermediate *būtitaurus, literally ‘bittern-bull’ (Latin taurus is ‘bull’), coined on the basis of the bittern’s loud booming call, supposedly reminiscent of a bull’s. The original English forms, as borrowed from Old French, were botor and bitoure; the final -n first appeared in the 16th century, perhaps on the analogy of heron.
bittern (n.)
heron-like bird, 13c., botor, from Old French butor "bittern," perhaps from Gallo-Roman *butitaurus, from Latin butionem "bittern" + taurus "bull" (see steer (n.)); according to Pliny, so called because of its booming voice, but this seems fanciful. Modern form from 1510s.
雙語例句
1. And the plan of bittern replaced salt was put forward.
提出了以鹵代鹽制堿的設(shè)想.
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2. Mineral products has oil, natural gas, bittern, alluvial gold to wait.
礦產(chǎn)有石油 、 天然氣 、 鹽鹵 、 沙金等.
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3. Because old bittern answers ooze , already affected plant area and the environment select an area.
由于老鹵回滲, 已影響到廠區(qū)和采區(qū)的環(huán)境.
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4. Sodium chlorate production process with bittern as raw material is described, and its advantages are discussed.